Maybe its not Good bye !

Maybe it isn't Goodbye !

My father once said , you will know who you can trust from their eyes , even with animals he was a believer in the eyes , "they tell you everything" he would say , they show the mood of an animal and their temperament.

Recently Eve ,our  mother left us, and went to join him beyond the horizon , her wisdom swirled around her like an invisible  energy affecting those she knew, gentle ,intelligent and very worldly .Her eyes said it all - she saw through it all and commented and laughed as she gently guided and nudged us along the way .

There are some new matriarchs now in our herd , they are strong women , cut of the same cloth , powerful intelligent , wise  and above all committed .They are the core of our herd and will guide and cajole all around them in the right direction, they have been incredible in their strength over the years

Through the haze of life I can see the generations fly by - time is an enigma , a fantasy - everything is now in this minute -and when life is hectic we have little time to be in the now , if we are honest with ourselves - we are seldom here , the greed and agendas of this world capture us and take us prisoner from the present and before we know it we have lost direction, only becoming  aware of this in many cases too late .

Two weeks ago some of us who could, gathered to say good bye to Eve , and as the sun was setting low over  a incredibly beautiful place , we read stories about what she did , and spoke of our memories of her and who she represented to us, perhaps without saying it we were saying Goodbye in one sense, and yet in another sense we were welcoming her to live on within us  , her habits and gestures show through in the next generation, her wisdom picked up and her legacy a goal to aim at  .Like that Herd of Elephants I spoke about at the gathering , the knowledge and wisdom has been passed from generations through , an instinct of maps to follow ,the bonds flow deeply - way beyond the perception of this life which is merely part of the journey.

All there is is here and Now , carpe diem , seize the day , revel and  take in the aromas and the sensations of life , feel the heat and the breeze as it touches your soul , and above all enjoy the moment